Domestic Violence Scenarios

“Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, is defined as a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks as well as economic coercion that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners” (Peeks-Asa). When it comes to domestic violence many people don’t want to get involved, but if just one person took a stand maybe others would follow and potentially save a life, like the neighbors did in The Day It Happened by Rosario Morales. Domestic violence can happen to anyone at any time, there is no typical victim or perpetrator. The fact that there is no one specific group that domestic violence occurs in more than another, only makes it more difficult to get an accurate

The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV, n.d.) provides training for advocates of domestic violence (DV) survivors and their families. This paper reflects my experiences as I worked through the first three sections of training: the history of the DV movement; the key requirements of DV advocacy; and safety planning. The primary thread throughout the training sections is the importance of providing advocacy based on survivor-empowerment and meeting clients where they are. In this paper, I also explore my role as a mental health counselor in an interdisciplinary response team working with survivors of domestic violence.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) impacts millions of families worldwide (Watts & Zimmerman, 2002). In fact, in the United States alone on average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 2010). In light of this troubling information, the clinical social worker may find him or herself called upon to serve this most vulnerable population.

On 03/18/2017 at approximately 2132 hours, I was dispatched to 8340 Rd. 46 in the County of Montezuma, and State of Colorado for reports of a domestic disturbance.

Many feel if they seek help, the abuser will find them and it will only get worse. The victims need to feel safe, or else they are not going to use the programs to receive help. As both of these articles reveal, these programs are not working. On the contrary, “The Seriousness of Domestic Violence Is Exaggerated” argues that it’s not because the programs are ineffective, but that it’s due to the increase in social services available. However, due to the countless studies that were done, it has been proven that this domestic abuse is a problem. Moreover, there needs to be more effort taken into putting these programs into action. Improvements in how the programs are put into practice need to be made, since how the programs are put into practice now are not efficient

In most circumstances, family and loved ones are usually seen as the most reliable support systems that a person can have. However, there are certain circumstances in which family members are the ones who are creating the problems. One of the prominent issues that can potentially occur within families involves domestic violence, with the victim usually being a woman. With most family matters, those who are looking from the outside are usually hesitant in intervening with those types of personal issues. In order to reduce the occurrence of domestic violence, there must be assistance and training provided for all of the parties involved. This includes providing assistance to the victim, perpetrator, and third parties in order for change

There are many thing that have been proposed as a solution that work. However, there still can be improvements on those solutions because the solution does not solve all the problems that the victims of domestic abuse gained from their abusive relationship. The Domestic Abuse Hotline has been really working for victims of domestic abuse. There are many reasons why. One of the reasons why is because it is open 24 hours a day. It has also had huge success over the last 20 year. “The Hotline and loveisrespect have answered more than 4 million calls, chats and texts from people seeking help around issues of domestic violence and dating abuse”(2016 Impact Report). Also loveisrespect, a project of The Hotline, has been successful too. Just like the Hotline it is also free and confidential. Is has “helps millions of teens and 20-somethings learn about healthy relationships and dating violence”(2016 Impact Report) this shows that the loveisrespect and domestic abuse hotline has been highly successful.

It has been recorded that approximately “2,000,000 injuries, and 1,300 deaths are caused each year as a result of domestic violence” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). This harm to and loss of life is due to the negligence of all Americans, in regards to the monitoring and managing of domestic violence in the United States. In order to combat the blatant disregard for domestic violence victims, Americans must support, aid, and assist those who fall victim to this crime, as well as educate those who are oblivious to the matter at hand. These actions will be essential in the eradication of domestic violence, as well as the preservation of the health and overall safety of all American people.

Million of women in the United States are physically, and emotionally abuse by an intimate partner each year. Domestic violence is a situation that harms and kills most particularly women, children, and families members. As a result, battering of women is one of the foremost causes of injury to women. The growing awareness of how pervasive and destructive this situation is in our society, and the violence that accompanies it, has created a wide variety of programs, shelters, educational endeavors, law enforcement initiatives, and other efforts to prevent the development of this well-known trend. Fortunately, most victims of domestic violence today have one or more ways out, if they know there are available opportunities exist and able to use them accordingly.

Society is standing behind domestic violence against women and fighting for these women’s safety and freedom. In current times domestic violence has been treated as a breach of the law. Just before the end of the twentieth century, in the 1970’s, has domestic violence has been categorized as a crime. Police were trained to obscure domestic calls and it became average rehearsal to postpone any response to them in the expectation that the trouble would resolve itself at home, or that the attacker wouldn’t be there when police arrived. Throughout the years police, courts, prosecutors has made an attempt to modify their practices. Many programs have been developed to help domestic violence victims to help them escape their situation and start a new life. New York City has locations for victims to be given services. These services have crisis shelter and permanent housing, orders of protection, financial support, therapy, health care, legal aid.Meanwhile, a problem in New York that’s out of control is a hate crime. New York has very strict hate crimes laws that are taken seriously with severe consequences. When you purposely select an individual and do an illegal act linking violence against them while using offensive racial, sexual,

Women will continue to suffer from domestic violence unless there is some sort of intervention to help them. When dealing with this population, it is essential to create a safe environment where the woman can talk freely about the abuse without any retaliation from the abuser. When someone comes into a therapeutic session, everyone deserves to be treated with respect and care. This in turn will create a sense of hope that a different type of life can be possible. Also, knowing that there is a support system can help the woman begin the process of change. Despite this, the process of leaving the abusive partner is slow (Warshaw, n.d.)

It has been proven that civil legal aid can reduce domestic violence. In fact, according to a report from the Institute for Policy Integrity, legal advocacy decreased domestic violence by 21 percent. Another point to consider is that putting the abuser behind bars is not always a full cure for the victim because their livelihood may be affected afterwards. In that case, legal assistance is important in providing them the resources to become self-sufficient. Victim Assistance programs exist, but they are not as effective as it should be because the focus is not there, which results in a lack of resources. The National Network to End Domestic Violence, reports that hardly half of these programs are available to the victims of domestic violence and only 11 percent can provide legal representation. Victim Assistance programs offer all types of services such as shelters and counseling that will help victims become self-sufficient, but it may not solve the problem without proper legal assistance. In order to solve this problem, we need to invest more in civil legal aid. The America’s Partner for Equal Justice mentions that nearly 1 million people are denied legal aid because of inadequate resources (Legal Services Corporation,

In order to recognize the outcomes of domestic violence, it is key to know precisely what domestic violence is. Domestic violence is anything that involves physical damage, sexual assault, or distress of physical damage. In order to aid individuals who are going through domestic violence, it is fundamental to have a healthier understanding of what triggers domestic violence and how it affects the mistreated, abuser, and children of the mistreated.

Domestic violence has been an ongoing issue among couples in society. This violence is not something that is new; it has been around for a long time. Domestic violence, can range from physical, mental, and emotional. When a couple is in an intimate relationship or married, one of the individuals in the relationship tries to dominate the other partner by trying to control them. This is commonly called domestic violence. A vast majority of domestic violence cases go unreported each year. This could be because the victim believes their spouse will harm them more if police are involved or the victim thinks they can fix and stop the violence themselves. The public is more aware that women are the victims. A male being abused does not often come

According to data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), in 2003 to 2012, domestic violence accounted for almost a quarter of all violent crimes committed. According to the same survey conducted, only 55% of those domestic violence crimes were reported to the police. Based on a study that was conducted on past domestic violence crimes, there was a decline of domestic violence from 1994-2003 but in recent years, depending on the type of intimate partner violence, each either had a small increase or stayed the same (Truman, 2014).